NYC based illustrator/author STEVEN SALERNO has written & illustrated 5 popular picture books for kids, his most recent title, "Tim's Goodbye" (2018 Farrar Straus Giroux). To date Steven has also illustrated 28 popular fiction and nonfiction picture books written by other authors including: "PRIDE The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag" (2018 Penguin-Random House) written by Rob Sanders & illustrated by Steven Salerno, "Wild Horse Annie -Friend of Mustangs" (2019 Farrar Straus Giroux) written by Tracey Fern & illustrated by Steven Salerno, "The Crayon Man" (2019 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) written by Natascha Biebow & illustrated by Steven Salerno, "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars" -true story of electric guitar designer Leo Fender (2021 Christy Ottaviano Books/Henry Holt & Co.), and "The Secret Code Inside You" (2021 Little Bee Books) written by Rajani LaRocca MD & illustrated by Steven Salerno.

Steven's picture books have received industry starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, Children's Literature, The New York Times Review of Books, have been displayed by the Society of Illustrators (NYC) in their annual children's picture book art exhibition. 7 of Steven's picture books are Junior Library Guild selections.

A graduate of Parsons School of Design in NYC (where Steven studied under famed picture book author/artist Maurice Sendak) Steven Salerno also creates illustrations for advertising, magazines, product packaging, retail graphics, and publishing. Originally from Vermont, Steven lives and works in New York City. Visit stevensalerno.com

Rob Sanders is a teacher who writes, and a writer who teaches. He does not work as a telephone sales rep, a loading dock worker, a trophy engraver, or an editor. But he used to. Rob is not a cowboy, a ballerina, an alien, or a temper-tantrum-throwing toddler. But he writes about them. Rob is a picture book author, a writing teacher, a sometimes blogger, and a dog lover. He worked for fifteen years in religious educational publishing as a writer, editor, editorial manager, and product designer. These days he teaches elementary kids about books and words and reading and writing, and writes books for those same kids.

Not only does Rob write fiction, he also writes nonfiction picture books. His first nonfiction picture book was PRIDE: THE STORY OF HARVEY MILK AND THE RAINBOW FLAG (Random House, 2018). Forthcoming nonfiction picture books include: PEACEFUL FIGHTS FOR EQUAL RIGHTS (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2018); and STONEWALL: A BUILDING. AN UPRISING. A REVOLUTION. (Random House, 2019). But he'll always write fiction too, including BALL & BALLOON (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2019).

Visit Rob's web site at www.robsanderswrites.com, and follow his blog at www.robsanderswrites.blogspot.com.